Marissa Mayer: Google's Loss And Yahoo's Gain

Bangalore: “It’s a bittersweet day for me”, said Marissa Mayer, the twentieth employee of the search giant Google, when she left the company to become the CEO of Yahoo!. On July 16, 2012 it was announced that Mayer has suddenly resigned her position at Google by phone. While Yahoo! gains by this sudden decision from Mayer, Google is at a loss as Mayer alone was responsible for most of the iconic Google products.

Mayer’s accomplishments over her years at Google:

Mayer oversaw the user interface design of the following Google services which are used every second by millions of people worldwide:

Google Search Home Page

The blank white search homepage, which is synonymous with Google, is known for its simplicity.  It continues to have a great impact on the users since it gives the least distraction while searching. Google has indexed billions of web pages so that users can search for information they desire, through the use of keywords.